GDC 2008: CryENGINE 2 Powering Consoles

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Crytek's monster game engine will be running on 360 and PS3.

By Daemon Hatfield

CryENGINE 2, which powers the technologically-advanced first-person shooter Crysis, is known to bring even high-end PCs to their knees. While console gamers would love to get their hands on Crysis, developer Crytek has said current-gen consoles just aren't powerful enough to run the game well. Next month at the Game Developers Conference, though, the developer will be demonstrating the technology behind Crysis running on an Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, opening the door for other games to enable its eye-popping visuals.

Among its other plans at the show, Crytek will be giving a demonstration of how the fully-optimized engine can perform perfectly well on a budget PC for about $600. The team is also hosting a session called "Crysis in the Making" to discuss the demands of creating Crysis and the CryENGINE 2.